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A-1
A Communicative Course
in International English
To my children, “the brightest lights in the darkest night”
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A Communicative Course
in International English
FOUNDATIONS 12
In Class
How to learn be er in class
· Look at the board and take notes.
· Listen carefully to your teacher and the CD.
· Ask your teacher when you don't
understand.
· Speak in English as much as possible.
· Par cipate in pair work and group work
tasks.
Outside the class
How to learn be er outside the class
· Read the dialogues and texts from your
book.
· Study the vocabulary and grammar;
Then, do your homework.
· Listen to songs in English.
· Watch TV programs or see movies in
English.
Vocabulary
How to learn vocabulary be er
· Write down new words in a notebook with
its transla on / example / a picture.
· Learn whole phrases, not just isolated
words.
· Learn new words in context.
· When you learn new words, remember if
they are verbs, nouns, adjec ves, etc.
Refer to the vocabulary building.
· Prac ce the spelling and pronuncia on
of new words.
· Try to use words you have recently learned
when you speak or write.
Grammar
How to learn grammar be er
· Refer to the Grammar builder.
· Have a grammar notebook to write ps,
rules, example sentences, important
gramma cal points, etc.
· Prac ce and remember the sentences
structure.
Speak
How to do be er when doing speaking ac vi es
· Before you speak, make sure you
understand the task.
· Look at the example and use the prompts
given.
· Use the language you have learned.
· Speak only in English.
Read
How to do be er when doing reading ac vi es
· Before reading, try to predict what the text
is about by looking at the pictures.
· Look for key words in the text.
· Read the text quickly to understand the
main idea.
· Read the text carefully to understand the
specific details.
· Use a dic onary to find out what unknown
words in the text mean.
Listen
How to do be er when doing listening ac vi es
· Before the listening ac vity, look at the
pictures and read the ques ons.
· Before a listening ac vity, try to predict
what the speakers are going to say.
· While listening, try to understand the
general idea, not every single word.
· While listening, listen carefully before you
answer.
Write
How to do be er when doing wri ng ac vi es
· Make sure you understand what you are
asked to write.
· Plan your wri ng and make notes before
you write.
· Join your wri ng ideas with and, but, or
and because.
· When wri ng a formal/informal
le er/email,
start and finish in an appropriate way.
· When you narrate events, write the events
in chronological order.
· A er you finish, check punctua on, capital
le ers, word order, spelling, linking words,
vocabulary and grammar in your wri ng.
UNITS
Pages
Vocabulary
Grammar
Functions
- Objects for
- Present perfect
indefinite past
- Talking about
experiences in an
indefinite past
UNIT 1:
Keep in touch
6-8
UNIT 2:
Have you ever
been to New
York?
4-6
- Transport
prepositions
- Present perfect
- been to
- gone to
-Using have been
to and have gone
to
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- Objects for
communication
- Transport
- Present perfect
-Revision of
vocabulary and
grammar
REVISION:
UNITS 1 - 2
communication
prepositions
UNIT 3:
I haven’t cleaned
up yet
8 - 10
UNIT 4:
How long have
you been a
rocker?
11 - 13 - Music
collocations
REVISION:
UNITS 3 - 4
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Appendix
Grammar builder 15 - 16
Writing
17 - 18
Workbook
1 - 14
Irregular Verbs
List
15 - 16
- Household
chores
-Household
chores
- Music
collocations
-indefinite past
-been to / gone to
- Already, just. yet -Using already, just,
yet
- Present perfect
since / for
- Using the present
perfect for actions that
started in the past and
continue up to the
present
- Already, just, yet -Revision of
- since / for
vocabulary and
grammar
Unit 1
GOAL: Using the present perfect to talk about experiences
that happened at an indefinite time in the past.
1A
Objects for communication
1. What can you see in the photos?
2. Collocations. How many phrases related to the pictures above can you form?
Write them on the space provided. Then listen and check.
1.1
a phone call
take
a photo
write
the net
send
someone
receive
a letter
surf
an email
leave
a message
call
your inbox
check
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Wb. p.27
1B
Grammar
1. Match the questions with their correct answers.
Then,complete the answers with your own information.
1. How many phone calls have you made so far?
2. How many emails have you received this week?
3. How many hours have you spent on the internet this week?
4. How many cell phones have you owned so far?
5. How many letters have you written this year?
6. How many computers have you had so far?
7. How many photos have you taken this week?
8. How many songs have you downloaded this week?
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A. I’ ve taken __________ photos this week.
2
B. I’ve spent __________ hours on the internet this week.
3
C. I’ve owned _________ cell phones so far.
4
D. I’ve received ________ emails this week.
5
E. I’ve made ________ phone calls so far.
6
F. I’ve written ________ letters this year.
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G. I’ve downloaded _______ songs this week.
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H. I’ve had _________ computers so far.
Grammar builder p. 20
2. Past Participle.Complete the following list.
Wb. p. 28
Base
Past
Past
participle
made
spent
taken
written
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1C Listening
Bob and Alice work together.
They are talking about interviews
for a new sales manager position
at their company.
A. Listen and answer the questions.
1.2
1. How many people have they interviewed?
___________________________
2. Who has worked in the food industry?
___________________________
3. Who have they not met?
___________________________
4. Why haven’t they interviewed Larry?
___________________________
B. Listen again and complete the sentences.
1. We need to make a __________ on who we are going to hire for the new _____________
position.
2. I know. There are a lot of good applicants. ________ we have interviewed _____ people
and have looked at over _____ resumes.
3. Well, _____ take a look at some of the _______ and make a decision.
4. OK, the first person is Phil. He has _________ as a salesperson for 10 years in both The
United States and _________. Also, he has been the manager of the sales ___________
of a ________ auto-parts company.
5. Sounds __________, but has he ever worked in the food sales ____________?
6. No, he _______.
7. That might be a __________. we need __________ with food experience.
8. OK, what about _________? She has worked in the food industry for _____ years. She has
been a ___________ of a major supermarket and worked in __________ for a large meat
company.
Wb. p.29
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Unit 2
GOAL: Using been to and gone to
2A
A. Look at the pictures and discuss.
Which mode of transport do you like best? Have you ever traveled by train?
Wb. p.30
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2B Grammar
A. Listen and read the text. Then, underline the places she has been to. 2.1
Grammar builder p. 21
B. Past participles.
Complete the following list.
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Base
Past
Past
participle
be
_________
been
_________ _________
talked
_________
saw
_________
go
_________
gone
Wb. p.31
2C Listening
A. Listen to Kelly. Then, answer the questions.
2.2
1. What does Kelly do and where?
_____________________________
2. How many times has she been to
Peru?
_____________________________
3. Where did she go on her second
trip to Peru?
_____________________________
4. What stories has she heard about
during her third visit to Peru?
_____________________________
5. When did she discover the power
of the photographic image?
______________________________
1. Do you like taking photos?
2. Have you been to any interesting places lately?
3. What’s the most amazing place you’ve been to?
4. What have you learned from your trips?
Wb. p.32
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Grammar
Vocabulary
A. Form correct collocations.
the net
your inbox
someone
a photo
A. Write the past participle of
the verbs.
1. make
_________
2. spend
_________
a message
1. take
___________
3. take
_________
2. surf
___________
4. write
_________
3. call
___________
5. be
_________
4. check ___________
6. talk
_________
5. leave
7. see
_________
8. go
_________
9. play
_________
10. eat
_________
___________
B. Circle the correct preposition.
1. by / on foot
2. in / on a van
3. by / in air
4. on / by skateboard
B. Write have / has + been or gone.
1. Lizy is not here. She _________
to the market.
5. in / on a helicopter
6. by / on car
7. in / on a small boat
2. We ____________ to the US
several times.
3. Sorry. Tom can’t talk now.
He __________ to a party.
8. by / in bike
9. in / on skates
10. on / in a motorcycle
4. I ___________ to Mexico
three times.
5. Are you ok?
Where ______ you _______?
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Unit 3
3A
I haven’t cleaned up yet
Warm up
GOAL: Using already,yet and just.
Household chores
A. Match the verbs and nouns.
Household chores
B. In pairs, talk about your household chores.
Wb. p.33
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3B Grammar
A. Listen and read.
3.1
Lynda: Where’s Pete?
Frank: He’s already gone to the
university.
Lynda: Oh,not again!
Frank: What has he done?
Lynda: He hasn’t cleaned up his
room yet.
Frank: But, he has just told me he
cleaned it up before he left.
Lynda: He lied. Have you ever
entered his room?
Frank: No, I haven’t.
Lynda: Well, take a look inside.
Frank: Oh my God! What a mess!
B. Complete the sentences. Use: already, yet,or just.
1. Bill hasn’t found a job _______.
2. I’ve _______ done my homework.
3. Where’s Tom ? He has ______ left.
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4. She’s __________ eaten lunch.
5. We haven’t completed the project ______.
6. Has your girlfriend given you a first kiss ____ ?
Wb. p.34
3C Listening
A. Listen to Yoharis. Then, answer the questions.
3.2
1. What has Yoharis just finished?
_____________________________
2. What has her best friend already
taken?
_____________________________
3. What does Yoharis’s older sister do?
_____________________________
4. What has her mother just told her?
_____________________________
5. What has Yoharis decided to do at
last?
______________________________
B. Ask and answer the following questions.
1. Have you already finished high school? If yes, when?
2. Have you ever taken a vocational test?
3. How often do you follow your instincts?
4. Have you ever taken a gap year?
Wb. p.35
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Unit 4
How long have you been a rocker?
GOAL: Using the present perfect for an action started in the past
and continues up to the present.
Music collocations
1. What can you see in the photo?
2. Collocations. How many phrases related to the picture above can you form?
4.1
Write them on the space provided. Then, listen and check.
a cd
go on a
songs
go to a
have a
listen to
live
perform
number one hit
release
along
break
tour
sing
a concert
turn up
play
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an album
a record
the volume
Wb. p.36
4B Grammar
A. Listen and read.
4.2
Reporter: How long have you been a rocker
Jake?
Jake: Well, I’ve been a rocker since 1996. But
I’ve played the guitar for 30 years.
That is since I was ten or eleven years old.
Reporter: What have you been up to lately?
Jake: Well, I’ve composed a couple of new
songs for about a month. But I’m not
ready to record them yet.
Reporter: You’ve become very popular since
last year, because of your song
“Don’t make me laugh.”
B. Discuss.
Have you ever been to a rock concert?
Jake: Yes, and I hope to stay that way.
Wb. p.37
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4C Listening
A. Listen and complete.
4.3
Hi! My name is Betsy. And this is my best friend “Brown”.
Brown is my guitar. You know, I've played the guitar 1.______ I was
ten. I've been a 2._________ and a composer for fi een years.
I've 3._________ won a couple of music awards for best composer.
But I've always 4.________ to go on a worldwide 5.________. So, my manager
and I
have been working hard for that reason. I haven't 6.______ a number one hit
yet.
However, I have just 7.__________ an album whose name is “Under the sun”
and I'm sure I'm gonna make it.
That's why I've 8.___________ some performances in different clubs and radio
9.___________.
I'm sa sfied that the 10. __________ has responded happily to my new album.
1. Do you like playing the guitar?
2. Have you ever composed a song?
3. What kind of music have you listened lately?
4. Have you ever been to a rock concert?
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Wb. p.38
Vocabulary
A. Write the missing verb
for each noun.
1. __________ the garbage
2. __________ the plants
3. __________ the floor
4. __________ the dishes
5. __________ the carpet
6. __________ clothes
Grammar
A. Complete.
Use already, yet or just.
1. Tom hasn’t started
high school ________.
2. I’ve ________ done my
household chores.
3. She has _______ finished
work a few minutes ago.
4. Have you spoken to Rita
______?
5. They have ______ seen
this movie before.
B. Circle the correct word.
1. go to a record / concert
6. My sister has ______ lost
her phone, she’s very sad.
B. Complete with for or since.
2. listen to a along / number one hit
3. release an album / tour
1. I have lived in London ___
six months.
4. sing along / a cd
2. I have danced ___ I was small.
5. play a cd / the volume
3. She hasn't had a day off ___
three months.
6. go on a live / tour
7. turn up an album / the volume
8. perform live / an album
4. I've lost so much flexibility ___
I injured my leg.
5. I haven't been on holiday ___
ages.
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We use the present perfect simple with have / has and the past participle of the verb.
The past participle of regular verbs is formed in the same way as the past simple (by adding
the ending -ed to the verb). Each irregular verb forms the past participle in a different way. You
can find these in the Table of Irregular Verbs on pages 13-14 of the workbook.
We use the present perfect simple:
for actions which happened in the past, but we don’t mention when exactly.
Example: I have visited Rome twice.
Time expressions: ever / never / before / always / so far / once / twice / just / already / yet
ever: it is used in questions.
Example: Have you ever visited Paris?
never: It is used in affirmative sentences, but with negative meaning.
Example: She has never seen a snake.
A. Write the past participle
of the verbs.
1. study
____________
2. play
____________
3. buy
____________
4. spend ____________
5. see
____________
6. take
____________
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B. Complete using have / has + a verb in the
past participle form from part A.
1. I ______ never ______ golf in my life.
2. She ________ all the money on her
new shoes.
3. ______ you ever _______ a gap year?
4. They _______ never _______ English
before.
5. I ___________ that movie yet.
6. We ________ already _______ the tickets
for our vacations.
have / has gone means that someone has gone somewhere and is still there.
Example: Alice has gone to the airport. (She is still there.)
have / has been means that someone has gone somewhere but has returned.
Example: Alice has been to Berlin. (Now she is back.)
1. Susy is not here. She ____________ to the pharmacy.
2. We _____________ to Mexico twice.
3. I _______________ to that city yet.
4. Tom ____________ to work, he is in bed, sick.
We use the present perfect simple with for, since and How long.
for actions which started in the past and continuing in the present.
Example: She has worked in the bank for five years.
We have had the same car since 2001.
How long have you lived here?
1. I’ve studied in this university _______ 2016.
2. We’ve lived in Lima ______ three years.
3. ____________ have you been a teacher?
4. Tom hasn’t played basketball _______ last summer.
We use the present perfect simple
for actions repeated in an unspecified period between the past and now.
Example: They have seen that film six times.
be
dance
eat
pass
1. We ___________ ceviche several times. It’s delicious.
2. I _____________ to Disney World twice. It’s a magical experience.
3. Lucy __________ always _________ all her exams.
4. They __________ that song four times tonight.
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WRITING
SECTION
WRITING SECTION
Reading to write
A. Read the biography of Tiffany Gables.
Tiffany Gables is an American singer and composer. She was born in 1980 in
New Jersey. Tiffany has been interested in music all her life. When she was
young, she played the guitar and she was in two different choirs. She went to
the university to be a great musician. In 2000 she moved to NY city, and in
2002 she signed a contract with a famous record. Since then she has made six
albums, and they all have been very successful. She has won five Grammy
awards and has sold over 30 million albums worldwide. She has been in only
one relationship, but it came to an end in 2010. She still lives in NY. Now, she is
working on a new album.
B. What do you think of Tiffany Gables?
C. Write a biography of someone you know, who is still alive.
You can start with notes.
Paragraph 1
When and where he/she was born. His/her early life.
Paragraph 2
His / her life as a young adult.
Paragraph 3
His / her later life and his / her life now.
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WORKBOOK
FOUNDATIONS 12
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“Any fool can know. The point is to understand”.
Albert Einstein
Unit 1
Objects for communication
A. Unscramble and form words.
1. btlate
_________________
2. pihneo
_________________
3. tpyertiwre
_________________
4. igdatil cmarae _________________
5. etsltre
_________________
6. aplotp
_________________
B. Circle the word that doesn’t belong with the verb.
1. write
a letter
a photo
an email
2. send
the net
a message
a letter
3. take
a message
a photo
the net
4. make
a phone call
your inbox
an email
5. receive
the net
a phone call
a message
C. Answer the questions.
In what ways do you communicate with:
your friends?
__________________________
your parents?
__________________________
your grandparents?
__________________________
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1B Grammar
A. Write the past participles of these verbs.
1. go
2. see
3. be
4. buy
5. do
6. write
7. read
8. live
9. win
10. take
11. pay
12. forget
13. break
14. tell
15. have
________
________
________
________
________
________
________
________
________
________
________
________
________
________
________
B. Complete the sentences with have / has.
1. I _____ never studied English before.
2. Sarah’s brother _____ been here.
3. Tom and I ____ won a gold medal.
4. We ____ had some problems.
5. Donna _____ lived in Lima before.
6. ____ your father been to Miami?
7. ____ the kids gone to school?
8. My wife ____ had a baby recently.
C. Complete the sentences with a verb from the list.
break - buy - decide - finish - forget - go - go - invite - see - not/ see - take - tell
1. Can I have this newspaper? Yes, I’ve finished with it.
2. I _________________ some new shoes. Do you want to see them?
3. Where is Kathy? She ______________ out.
4. I’m looking for Daniel. _______ you ________ him?
5. Look! Somebody ____________ that window.
6. Does Mary know that you are going away? Yes, I ______________ her.
7. I can’t find my umbrella. Somebody __________________ it.
8. I know that woman but I ____________________ her name.
9. She is having a party tonight. She ______________ a lot of people.
10. What are you going to do? ________ you ____________?
11. Where are my glasses? I don’t know. I _______________ them.
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12. Iam looking for Sarah. Where _______ she ___________?
1C
Reading
A. Discuss.
1. Do you use the internet a lot? Why?
2. What search engine do you usually use?
Since its start in 1998, Google has become one of the most popular search
engines. It has grown from a research project to a business that now employs
more than 20,000 people.
Google’s founders, Larry Page and Sergey Brin, met in 1995 when they were in
their twenties and graduate students in computer science at Standford University
in California. They realized that internet search was a very important field and
began working together to make searching easier. They both left their studies to
work on their project and have never returned to finish their degrees.
When Google started in 1998, it did 10,000 searches a day. Today is does 235
million searches a day in 40 languages. It indexes 1 trillion Web pages.
Have you ever noticed how many adds and banners there are on other search
engines? Well Google believed that people come to the Internet to search for
specific information not to be hit with a lot of unwanted data. The success of
Google over their rivals has proved that this is true.
In 2009, Forbes.com listed Page and Brin as having net worths of $ 12 billion
each, at 36 and 35 years old.
B. Underline the present perfect tense sentences on the previous text.
C. Read the text and write true (T), false (F) or doesn’t say (DS).
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Google has become a very popular search engine.
___
Sergey Brin has lived in the U.S. all his life.
___
Larry Page and Sergey Brin have known each other since they were children. ___
Brin and Page have become very rich.
___
The noun “Google” has become a verb.
___
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Unit 2
2A
A. Write the transport with its correct preposition.
Some words may be repeated.
van
helicopter
bus
By
(general)
On
(general)
In
(particular
vehicles)
On
(particular
vehicles)
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car
train
plane
bike
skates
small boat
tram
truck
sea
ship
air
skateboard
motorcycle
2B Grammar
A. Write been or gone into the gaps.
1. Robert is not here. He has _________ to work.
2. The office is empty. Everybody has ________ home.
3. It’s good to see you again. Where have you _______?
4. My brother has ______ to London four times.
5. Sorry, you can’t speak to Alice. She has _______ to a party.
6. Tania’s hair looks nice. She has just _______ to the hairdresser.
7. Frank has ______ to New York and he is staying there.
8. Have you ever been to Mount Huascaran? It’s amazing!
9. I have _______ to Bogota three times.
10 My sister is not at home at the moment. She has _______ shopping.
11. Can you tell me the way to Bristol? I have never ______ there before.
12. You are late. Where have you ________?
13. You look well. Have you ______ on holiday somewhere?
14. Mom will be home soon. She has _____ to the supermarket.
15. They have _____ in Paris recently.
16. Gerard won’t come to the party with us. He has _____ to Miami for the weekend.
17. I know Iquitos very well. I have ______ there many times.
18. The have ______ to Rome. They will return next week.
19. Where have you _______? I have ______ looking for you everywhere.
20. I have ______ to Peru twice.
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2C
Reading
A. Read the text and answer the questions using the present perfect.
Sailing, saling they've been
Eduardo and Shantall have owned their
sailboat for 10 years. During that me,
they have sailed together many mes.
They have sailed to lots of interes ng
places. They have been to South, Central
and North America.
They have been on the Pacific Ocean.
They have also been on the Atlan c
Ocean. They have even been around the
Gulf of Mexico twice. However, they
have never gone to the Arc c Ocean or Indian Ocean.
Recently, Eduardo and Shantall have sailed around the Hawaiian Islands and across
the Hudson Bay. They love to travel in their sailboat!
1. For how many years have Eduardo and Shantall owned their sailboat?
________________________________________________________
2. To which oceans have Eduardo and Shantall been to? To which oceans
have they not gone yet?
_________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________
3. Where have Eduardo and Shantall sailed recently?
_________________________________________________________
4. Have you ever sailed? If yes, where?
_________________________________________________________
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I haven’t cleaned up yet
Unit 3
3A
Household chores
A. Circle the correct phrases.
1. a. vacuum the bed
b. vacumm the carpet
2. a. take out the garbage
b. take out the floor
3. a. go shopping
b. go the dishes
4. a. make the carpet
b. make the bed
5. a. water the dishes
b. water the plants
6. a. do the laundry
b. do the plants
7. a. mop the furniture
b. mop the floor
8. a. dust clothes
b. dust the furniture
9. a. wash the bed
b. wash the dishes
10. a. hang up the clothes
b. hang up the garbage
B. Write your household chores from Monday to Sunday.
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
C. Talk to your partner about your chores in activity B.
On
y, I...
a
d
n
Mo
y, I...
ay, I...
dnesd
e
W
n
O
turda
On Sa
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3B Grammar
A. Rewrite the sentences adding already, just or yet.
1. I have eaten sushi before. (already)
________________________________________________________
2. She hasn’t visited Panama. (yet)
________________________________________________________
3. They have seen this movie. (already)
________________________________________________________
4. We have met your teacher. (just)
________________________________________________________
5. My brother hasn’t started school. (yet)
________________________________________________________
6. Have you fixed the broken pipe? (yet)
________________________________________________________
7. My wife has lost her purse. (just)
________________________________________________________
8. He has finished his homework. (already)
________________________________________________________
9. Your son has broken his arm. (just)
________________________________________________________
10. We haven’t participated in any interchange programs. (yet)
________________________________________________________
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3C Reading
A. Complete the text with the correct answers.
The Great Circus school
Have you 1.________ school 2.________? Are you going to leave school next year?
3.________ you already decided what job to do in your future life? If not, you need
4.________ this article. It 5._______ probably chan ge your life!
The important question is: Have you ever 6._____ of working in a circus? No? Well,
you should. At the Great Circus School, we’ll train you for lots of different jobs. For
example, if you 7.______ animals, you’ll learn about horses, elephants and lions.
You can 8. ______ horses or study to train lions. If you prefer doing gymnastics or
wearing funny clothes, you 9. _____ a job you like. And remember circuses travel
all around the world, so if you 10. _____ to travel, this is the job for you.
1. a) finished
b) started
c) finish
2. a) already
b) yet
c) last year
3. a) Have
b) Did
c) Has
4. a) to read
b) reading
c) read
5. a) will
b) won’t
c) have to
6. a) thinking
b) thought
c) think
7. a) will like
b) won’t like
c) like
8. a) ride
b) drive
c) to ride
9. a) will to find
b) won’t find
c) will find
10. a) will want
b) want
c) wants
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Unit 4
4A
How long have you been a rocker?
Music collocations
A. Match the phrases to form correct collocations.
1. go to a
______
a. a cd
2. listen to a
______
b. songs
3. release
______
c. an album
4. sing
______
d. live
5. play
______
e. number one hit
6. go on a
______
f. along
7. have a
______
g. tour
8. perform
______
h. concert
9. turn up
______
i. a record
10. break
______
j. the volume
B. Answer the questions.
1. Have you gone to a concert? If yes, which one?
______________________________________
2. Have you ever performed live?
______________________________________
3. Do you like to sing along?
______________________________________
4B Grammar
A. Fill in the gaps. Use since or for.
1. I have lived in Peru ______ fifteen years.
2. I have worked there _______ January.
3. They have internet at home ______ August last year.
4. Have you been married _____ a long time?
5. Matt hasn’t seen Clare _____ his school days.
6. The police have been at the scene _______ 3 hours.
7. She hasn’t been to the disco ______ last month.
8. I haven’t seen Helen ________ my birthday.
9. I’ve been here ________ more than two hours.
10. He hasn’t washed his car ______ last summer.
B. Complete the phrases. Use since or for.
1. _______ 2 years
2. _______ yesterday
3. _______ the twentieth century
4. _______ five minutes
5. _______ Monday
6. _______ a long time
7. _______ last night
8. _______ ten days
9. _______ 30 seconds
10. ______ 09/11/2001
C. Make sentences using since or for.
1. __________________________________
2. __________________________________
3. __________________________________
4. __________________________________
5. __________________________________
D. Answer these questions.
1.How long have you had your cell phone?
_________________________________________________________________
2. How long have you lived in your current house?
_________________________________________________________________
3. How long have you been here?
_________________________________________________________________
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4C Reading
A. Read the text and write (T) for true or (F) for false.
The love of a grandmother
Grace Smith is from Ohio but lives in Florida in the United States. Her grandchildren
live in London, England with their parents. They have lived in London for 6 years now.
Grace hasn't seen her grandchildren for a long me.
She has talked to her grandchildren on the phone and through e-mails several mes.
She has also seen pictures of them. They have grown so much since the last me they
visited their grandmother in the US.
Grace knits scarves and blankets for her grandchildren in London. So far, she has
kni ed a large blanket for her daughter. She has also kni ed a scarf for each
grandchild.
Grace has saved up enough money to visit them for the holidays. She is very excited, it
is going to be a surprise for her family, specially her grandchildren. She has planned to
stay for two weeks. Grace loves her family.
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1. Grace is from Florida.
______
2. Grace's grandchildren have lived in London for three years.
______
3. Grace has communicated with her grandchildren several mes.
______
4. Grace has kni ed a large blanket for her granddaughter.
______
5. Grace has planned to visit her family in London for two weeks.
______
Irregular verbs list
Infinitive
Simple Past
be
beat
become
begin
blow
break
bring
build
buy
can
catch
choose
come
cost
cut
dig
do
draw
drink
drive
eat
fall
feed
feel
freeze
fight
find
fly
forget
get
give
go
grow
have
hear
hide
hold
hurt
keep
know
was / were
beat
became
began
blew
broke
brought
built
bought
could
caught
chose
came
cost
cut
dug
did
drew
drank
drove
ate
fell
fed
felt
froze
fought
found
flew
forgot
got
gave
went
grew
had
heard
hid
held
hurt
kept
knew
Past Participle
been
beaten
become
begun
blown
broken
brought
built
bought
been able to
caught
chosen
come
cost
cut
dug
done
drawn
drunk
driven
eaten
fallen
fed
felt
frozen
fought
found
flown
forgotten
gotten
given
gone
grown
had
heard
hidden
held
hurt
kept
known
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Irregular verbs list
Infinitive
leave
lend
light
lose
make
mean
meet
pay
put
read
ride
ring
run
say
see
sell
send
shake
shine
shoot
show
sing
sit
sleep
speak
spend
stand
steal
sting
swim
take
teach
tell
think
throw
understand
wake
wear
win
write
Simple Past
left
lent
lit
lost
made
meant
met
paid
put
read
rode
rang
ran
said
saw
sold
sent
shook
shone
shot
showed
sang
sat
slept
spoke
spent
stood
stole
stung
swam
took
taught
told
thought
threw
understood
woke
wore
won
wrote
Past Participle
left
lent
lit
lost
made
meant
met
paid
put
read
ridden
rung
run
said
seen
sold
sent
shaken
shone
shot
shown
sung
sat
slept
spoken
spent
stood
stolen
stung
swum
taken
taught
told
thought
thrown
understood
woken
worn
won
written
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